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Essays 601 - 630

Beah: “A Long Way Gone”

is exciting-it is New York, after all-and hes happy to be there, living in safety with the woman who adopted him as her son. But l...

Civil War Photography

If a specific shot did not exist, he would create it; if the story was not that intriguing, he would fabricate it. In short, Gard...

Why Military Personnel Must Be Aware of Their Surroundings

real enemy was the climate: the heat and dampness proved to be an even more terrible enemy than the Viet Cong. Today we have troop...

The Pros and Cons of Women in the Military

of things from a military perspective. There is not only the integrity of the individual and the integrity of the military but al...

Foreign Affairs During the Civil War

the same year the prisoners were released. It did set the stage for tensions, especially when one considers that the South really ...

Colonization, Economic Development, Geographical Distinctions and the American Civil War

Geography is also important because, as noted, the North had become industrialized. Almost all of the industry was located there, ...

U.S. Military Life in Afghanistan

foreign troops" in Afghanistan at present (Watson, 2008). This brings into play many regions and lifestyles, but also clearly invo...

The California Gold Rush & the coming of the Civil War

Berkeley and Davis. He also taught at the San Francisco State College and the University of Hawaii. Richards is the author of seve...

A First Person Insight into the Days Leading Up to the Civil War

we can talk about what is getting ready to explode right under our feet. I know that many of your cousins and friends are reading...

Respect and Military Bearing

command, "serves everyone. It provides a method of showing respect to the next senior person in the chain as well as a method of m...

The Constitution and Its Relation to Military Officers

July; all the delegates considered it in August, 1787 (Wright and MacGregor, 1987). Unfortunately, the delegates never reached a d...

Two Perspectives on General George B. McClellan

book is not on any one person, but on the war and the period of Reconstruction that followed. Having said that, its still possible...

Civil Disobedience and the Vietnam War

act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...

Issues Leading Up to the Compromise of 1850 and Political Leadership During the Civil War (Abraham Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis)

by the slave states because they had the potential of tipping the scales in one direction or another in regard to free verses slav...

The Entry of the United States into World War II

support for joining the war. Although it seemed as if the U.S. might become involved, the Americans were quite happy with Europe f...

Ayers: "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"

or that Lee wanted to resign after Gettysburg. Ordinary people behave in ordinary ways. The North was shocked and dismayed by the...

"Sorrow Of War," "Perfume Dreams" And "In Country" - Review

one can readily argue how the expectations of such a first-hand experience lend themselves to the overlapping of uncontrolled chao...

Slave Life in the South before the Civil War

occasion, "his master had the nails of his fingers and toes beaten off" (Blassingame 331). A slave who accidentally bumped a white...

Lincoln and the Second Revolution

the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decade...

Civil Disobedience in the 1960s

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

Military Orders and the Necessity for Obeying Them

one. The only way that can happen is if they follow orders. One of the purposes of boot camp is to instill discipline, which can ...

Repairing Military Equipment

superior ability to perform" (Federal acquisition regulation, 1997). This indicates that the contractors who work for the governme...

The Civil War and President Lincoln

made some states different than others, thus leading to further illustrate different ideals as well as different politics and econ...

Major Issues and Debates Leading to the American Civil War

gin (Faragher et al, 2000). He invented the machine in 1793 and it proved so successful that by the mid-1830s cotton was "King" in...

No Room for Disrespect in the Military Setting

There are many examples of why respect is a critical element in the military. In wartime, for example, there are identifiable goa...

David Blight: Race and Reunion

a portrait of a gracious and elegant way of life populated by generous masters and happy "darkies" one of whom, Big Sam, even risk...

Canada's Independent Streak

he used his paper to speak his peace. There was a lot of turmoil during the middle of the nineteenth century. Because America did...

How Military Force Keeps Autocratic Regimes in Power

military has to be relatively powerful in comparison to the non-military agencies in the country. That is, "[N]ondemocratic regime...

A Review of the Edward Boykin Book Ghost Ship of the Confederacy

record of communication between Semmes and his superiors. Boykin, in his Preface, also thanks the Alderman library at the Universi...

Reconstruction Era's Early and Late Stages

of things that are rarely mentioned in classroom history books. Most history books portray the Union troops as kind, benevolent so...